Cyclones need 12 innings to defeat Tigers

Matt Oberste hit an RBI double in the top of the 12th inning to put Brooklyn on top and the Cyclones held on for a 5-4 win over the Connecticut Tigers in front of 1,974 in a New York-Penn League game at Dodd Stadium on Monday.

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Posted Jul. 15, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jul 15, 2013 at 3:22 PM

Posted Jul. 15, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jul 15, 2013 at 3:22 PM

NORWICH — Matt Oberste hit an RBI double in the top of the 12th inning to put Brooklyn on top and the Cyclones held on for a 5-4 win over the Connecticut Tigers in front of 1,974 in a New York-Penn League game at Dodd Stadium on Monday.

The Cyclones (12-16) led by two runs heading into the ninth inning before the Tigers (11-17) rallied for two runs to force extra innings. Pat Leyland hit a two-out, two-run single to tie the game at 4.

Dominic Ficociello hit a solo home run to lead off the third and finished with two hits for the Tigers, while Raphael Rhymes also a pair of hits.

Connecticut starter Jonathon Crawford, Detroit’s first-round pick this year, pitched one inning, allowing no hits and no walks with one strikeout. Crawford has his innings restricted in his first professional season. Alex Phillips came on in relief and allowed four runs — two earned — on six hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Brooklyn’s L.J. Mazzilli, the former UConn standout, had two hits, drove in a run and scored another. The Cyclones were 3-for-18 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.

The Tigers have today off before heading on a six-game road trip, beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday with a three-game series at the Jamestown Jammers.